Shiraz - 1980

Shiraz is a red grape variety. It is the most widely planted variety in Australia and helped put it on the wine map. It is… an adaptable grape that has distinctive regional characteristics from elegant, peppery cool climate styles to sweet and chocolatey (McLaren Vale), muscular, and ripe-fruited (Barossa), to savoury and rich (Hunter Valley). Shiraz was one of the first vine varieties to arrive in Australia in 1832 and is grown in most regions.
Shiraz - 1980
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    • Mike Bennie
      89 points
    • Jeremy Oliver
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    Best's Great Western Bin No 0 Shiraz 1980
    • Variety Shiraz
    • Vintage 1980
    • Brand Best's Wines
    • Cellaring 15 Plus Years
    • Wine Type Red
    • Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
    Best's Great Western Bin No 0 Shiraz 1980
    "Best's Great Western Bin 0 Shiraz has intense mulberry/blackberry aromas, bac..."
    • Robert Parker's
      94 points
    • Wine Spectator
      93 points
    • Jancis Robinson
      18 points
    Penfolds Grange 1980
    • Variety Shiraz
    • Vintage 1980
    • Brand Penfolds
    • Cellaring 5-10 Years
    • Wine Type Red
    • Alcohol Percentage 12.5% Alcohol
    Penfolds Grange 1980
    "Dark ruby with a black core. Rich and warm and attractively medicinal. Sweet ..."
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Shiraz is a red grape variety. It is the most widely planted variety in Australia and helped put it on the wine map. It is an adaptable grape that has distinctly regional characteristics from elegant, peppery cool climate styles to sweet and chocolatey (McLaren Vale), muscular, and ripe-fruited (Barossa), to savoury and rich (Hunter Valley). Shiraz was one of the first vine varieties to arrive in Australia in 1832 and is grown in most regions. However, its home is in the Barossa Valley where old vines date back to the 1860s.

The classic, truly Australian blend is Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, but it is also blended with Grenache and Mourvedre (GSM) in warmer climates. In recent years it is increasingly being blended with Viognier to create the Shiraz/Viognier blend.

Shiraz's home is in the Northern Rhône's, Hermitage, Cote Rôtie and Cornas, in France. It is now also grown extensively in the Southern Rhône where it is blended with Grenache and Mourvèdre to produce the great red wines of Châteauneuf du Pape and Gigondas amongst others.

 

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